2013 Visit from Dr. Susan Wilson, MBE

Dr. Susan Wilson inspired parishioners, Tumaini Crafters, and community members when she spoke at St. Mary’s Church in Nanoose Bay on November 10th.

This photo shows Dr. Wilson with 2 of the 25,000 children helped by the charity she founded. The little one on her lap was orphaned when he was 3 days old!

Dr Susan Wilson with two children helped by the charity she founded

Dr. Susan Wilson, founder of Tumaini Fund, was presented with the MBE by Prince William on 17 Oct 2013 at Buckingham Palace for all the charitable work that she has done and inspired.

MBE presentation

We are now a Registered Charity

Tumaini Fund Canada is Now a Registered Charity

Effective June 12, 2013 Tumaini Fund Canada became an official registered Canadian Charity. The Statement of Purpose of the Corporation is:

    • To advance education by providing financial assistance to students in Kagera, Tanzania, that will cover their school fees, and by providing basic necessities and school supplies, including books and uniforms;
    • To provide basic necessities such as food, blankets and shelter to impoverished individuals in Kagera, Tanzania;
    • To relieve property by building bore hole pumps which will provide clean water to individuals in Kagera, Tanzania; and
  • To undertake activities ancillary and incidental to the attainment of the above charitable purposes.